M4.7 earthquake 53 km SSE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 5, 2009, 6:19 AM GMT-3 (09:19 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-02-05 09:19:04 UTC
- Depth
- 102.8 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.912° S, 68.740° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Calama.
From the USGS event page for usp000gtfn. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 44°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.519 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6443 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.258 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6415 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.722 km N of Calama, Chile · 6412 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.231 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6400 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gtfn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.